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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

WEDNESDAY 29TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

OCTOBER 24, 2007WEDNESDAY 29TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR I

ROMANS 6:12-18Brothers and sisters: Sin must not reign over your mortal bodies sothat you obey their desires. And do not present the parts of yourbodies to sin as weapons for wickedness, but present yourselves toGod as raised from the dead to life and the parts of your bodies toGod as weapons for righteousness. For sin is not to have any powerover you, since you are not under the law but under grace. Whatthen? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?Of course not! Do you not know that if you present yourselves tosomeone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey,either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads torighteousness? But thanks be to God that, although you were onceslaves of sin, you have become obedient from the heart to the patternof teaching to which you were entrusted. Freed from sin, you havebecome slaves of righteousness.

LUKE 12:39-48Jesus said to his disciples: "Be sure of this: if the master of thehouse had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not havelet his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at anhour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Then Petersaid, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" And theLord replied, "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whomthe master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the foodallowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his masteron arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him incharge of all his property. But if that servant says to himself, `Mymaster is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants andthe maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant'smaster will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and willpunish the servant severely and assign him a place with theunfaithful. That servant who knew his master's will but did not makepreparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beatenseverely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master's will butacted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten onlylightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more."

REFLECTIONOur Lord tells us in the Gospel reading today that much will berequired of a person to whom much has been entrusted and even morewill be required of those to whom more has been entrusted. Then whenwe listen to the words of Saint Paul in the first reading, he tellsus that we have been freed from sin so that we can live according torighteousness, that we have the grace of God which allows us to liveaccording to the freedom of the children of God. With what have webeen entrusted? We have been entrusted with the fullness of truth,with Jesus Himself. So when Our Lord tells us that the one who knewhis master's will but did not do it is going to be punished, werealize that we are without excuse. We know the Master's Will. Weknow what the Ten Commandments are. We know what the truth is. If werefuse to live it then we are the ones who are going to be held themost responsible.

We can also look at this in a variety of other ways. We cansay: "Well, the Pope will be held more responsible than anyone on theface of the earth, the bishops after him, the priests, and so on."But, at the same time, parents are going to be held responsible forwhat they have taught to their children, the example they haveprovided. Teachers are going to be held extremely responsible forwhat it is that they are entrusted with, which are the consciences ofthese children. We can look at any state in life and we realize thatnone of us is going to be able to suggest that we have got it easy,that we do not have to worry about this. None of us can say: "Thankgoodness, these other people have to live this, but I don't", becauseall of us are called to live as slaves of righteousness.

To be a slave of righteousness is to live according to true freedombecause it is living according to Jesus Christ. There can be nogreater privilege, no greater honor, no greater joy; but, at the sametime, because this world does not accept it, there is not going to beany greater suffering either. Yet, at the same time, to suffer fordoing what is right, St, Peter tells us, is a great cause forrejoicing. That is what we have to be able to see.

Jesus makes it very clear what he expects to find when he returns. Heexpects to find us doing God's will. All of us, then, need to lookat what is expected. In baptism, we vowed to reject Satan and havechosen Jesus Christ. Are we living according to what we have vowed toGod? Are we truly rejecting Satan and all his works and all his emptypromises? Are we truly living according to the way of Jesus? Are wepraying? Are we putting God first, loving Him with our whole heartand soul and strength? Are we seeking His Will in prayer? Are weliving according to the vocation to which he has called us andfulfilling the duties of our state in life? That is what is going tobe required of us as we stand before the judgment seat of God.

It is gift from God to be slaves of righteousness and to live trulyaccording to the freedom of the children of God. There is no greatergift, there is no greater responsibility, because from those to whommore has been entrusted, more will be required.

PRAYER REQUESTSWe pray ...... for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for theunborn.... for the strength, healing and speedy recovery of:- Eligia G. Fernando- Lisa Loh- Marie Charisse Gascon... for the personal intentions of:- Christian Cagulada- Jorgini Marie Cagulada... for San Juan de Dios Hospital... for the eternal repose of the souls of- Sister Maria Yonson, DC- Isidora, Alfonso, Jovita, Alfonsa, Alipio, Maria, Candido, LouieEternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them.May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.... for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.- Birthday: Sheryl Rung Sheh Lim... for world peace and reconciliation.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked ourprayers and for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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